30 thoughts on “So You Think You Can Dance?”

All three videos are great! The first reminds me of the Macarena. The second, visually is a little like an Arabian “Riverdance/Lord of the Dance”, and musically gives credence to the hypothesis that the original Arabian migration to Morocco was from the southern part of the peninsula. The third shows 2 very talented young boys! Any relation? LOL

Si, they remind me too Irish dancers, so I guess deep down we all are not that different…

Those 2 boys are really talented… and I think
The M.Jackson song just fitted great with the 2nd video. I like the first one too. i found those traditional dances very nice, but I wonder as Jerry m said before, if there is anything similar for woman. Do they have also a traditional dance?

Chiara – try googling “khaleeji dance” and you might find something. My husband’s sisters dance a bit like this but slower:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuohlIxRdk (this is an iraqi video) over in the Eastern province.

I imagine it’d be different depending where in KSA you’re interested in :)

I think the videos are cool, especially #3. As a dancer myself, if I were choosing the music for these as a mashup. I’d put in place Jamaican dancehall or raggaeton since the beats are heavily rhythmic and are timed similarly. I can imagine video #1 Daddy Yankee’s- Rompe #2-Pittbull’s “I Know You Want Me #3-Sean Paul’s “Gimme the Light”.

You can find a lot of Saudi dances like these being performed by Saudi students across UK and US on international cultural festivals/shows. To be honest, I was really amazed how they come up with them, especially the group dances.

Actually, I am not fan of Michael Jackson and I do not listen to him. Also, I did not know he has a a song called Smooth Criminal. Unlike you I do care what youtube users say when naming videos because some of the youtubers name videos (ex.Kuwaiti or Saudi) is based on their Ideology or point of view.